A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 14 The Mage's Dilemma

After quickly reading through the guide, Jiang Shuzhou began his summary.

Data-saving version: God-tier: Musketeer, Tier 1: Priest, Warrior, Knight, Tier 2: Archer, Rogue, Druid, Tier 10086: Mage.

The specific mechanisms of each profession are also different.

The priest's mechanics revolve around faith points, which vary depending on the deity they worship. The closer the deity aligns with the priest's doctrines, the higher the faith point. Higher faith points grant greater bonuses, which also vary depending on the deity worshipped. For example, higher faith points with the god of war result in greater combat power, while higher faith points with the god of healing enhance healing abilities, and so on.

The warrior's mechanics are quite simple, called Willpower. Unlike the Willpower shown on the attribute panel, the level of Willpower depends entirely on an individual's tenacity, or more precisely, their determination to do something. The higher the Willpower, the greater the bonus. This bonus is not fixed; it may be useful or useless. The reason it can be considered T1 is because it even has absurd bonuses like ignoring death, which is perfect for unleashing burst damage and is very suitable for the protagonist.

The knight's mechanics are quite complex, known as oaths. They need to abide by some strange agreements made by their family or themselves. Simple ones include not eating certain types of food or doing certain things on certain days, while more complex ones include not killing the elderly, children, women, and kids, and being generous and righteous. These oaths are usually made by individuals or families, and once made, they must be kept, otherwise they will suffer terrible punishments. The reason this class is ranked T1 is mainly because it starts with a horse and a set of armor, purely relying on equipment advantages.

The mechanics for archers and thieves are quite standard. Archers, like musketeers, have various proficiency levels, while thieves have something called stealth value. The level of stealth value determines whether a thief will be detected when stealing and can increase the damage dealt during a sneak attack.

The mechanics of druids and priests are similar, except that instead of faith points, nature affinity is used. The higher the affinity, the higher the success rate and damage of the various nature spells that a druid can cast. If the affinity is too low, the druid may even be expelled from the sect and stripped of their abilities as a druid.

Finally, there's the mage. Jiang Shuzhou can use quantum reading to get a general understanding of the others, but since the mage is his main profession, he naturally needs to take a closer look.

"T10086: Mage, an absolute bottom-tier class. You can't play it without a masochistic streak. That's my definition. Other classes may be more controversial. For example, I ranked it from T2 to T1 because Warriors can create miracles. I believe that after reading my introduction to Mages, you will definitely not doubt my ranking of Mages."

Really? Heh, I don't believe it. As a mage, I only need an axe to fight my way from the east side of the ship to the west side. Is there any class stronger than that?

"Right now, 100% of people who play mages have the relevant talent; otherwise, it's really impossible to play them. At least that's what I've observed among the people I've surveyed. So why do I say that?"

"I wonder if anyone has noticed something? I haven't explained what the mage's mechanics are, because I don't know, or rather, I'm not sure, what they are. I can only give a general overview."

"As we all know, the defining characteristic of mages is their ability to cast all sorts of spells. So, the question is, how are these spells acquired? Many people might say, of course, by defeating monsters! They drop skill books and you learn them! But you're overthinking it. If that were really the case, how could mages be ranked so low?"

"The answer is to learn magic from a book. Yes, you heard right, you have to learn magic on your own! It sounds reasonable, after all, mages are supposed to be knowledgeable. But here's the question: am I playing games to go to school? To play a mage and use magic, I actually have to study? With that kind of perseverance, wouldn't it be better to just repeat a year and get into a good university?"

"Most importantly, mages have absolutely no combat power before they learn spells; they can't even kill monsters! Is this a class that anyone could conceive of? Is this a game for humans? So I advise you, if you chose a mage, to restart immediately. Unless your talents are strongly correlated with mages, don't play it, trust me!"

"..."

Jiang Shuzhou fell silent. He thought for a moment and realized that he didn't seem to have anything to refute, since what the other person said seemed to be the truth.

However, his talent is highly related to mages, and the high base attributes granted by the Battle Mage talent make him extremely strong in melee combat, so there is no problem with the mage's weaknesses.

The only thing that gave him a headache was learning magic. Because he was addicted to games, Jiang Shuzhou didn't go to university. After finishing the college entrance examination, he started working as a game booster. He had reason to suspect that he might not be able to calm down and learn magic at all.

"Never mind," Jiang Shuzhou sighed.

Let tomorrow's worries be your own business tomorrow.

As for today? No mole, let's have some hellish jokes.

Q: What has achieved equality for all in the United States? A: Bullets.

"While China was celebrating its development of a tram that could pass through buildings, the United States had already developed an airplane that could pass through buildings in 2001."

Q: What's the difference between Jesus and a picture of Jesus? A: Hanging a picture of Jesus only requires one nail.

"..."

Jiang Shuzhou was in high spirits after reading the hellish joke. Next, he prepared to explore the most dangerous and deadly legal website for men in the world—a certain book. Please forgive the incomplete name, because that name cannot be mentioned or spoken. Otherwise, Jiang Shuzhou would be unleashed a war roar by a bunch of demons and die instantly.

Despite the great danger, Master Jiang decided to risk going in in order to have enough fun.

This place is indescribable, indefinable, filled with eerie roars, and the people here seem to be happy to help others.

However, Master Jiang, who frequently infiltrates, knows that this is only a facade. If you reveal any differences from them, you will be subjected to endless psychological attacks—which are far more stimulating than anything on Weibo.

Fortunately, the infiltration was successful. Jiang Shuzhou successfully stirred up a ripple with his excellent online networking skills. Soon, more and more people participated, and the ripple gradually escalated into a wave, eventually growing into a storm.

He succeeded!

Looking at the thousands of comments below, Jiang Shuzhou smiled—a cheerful smile, a proud smile.

At that moment, he found the purest joy a man can experience, like a child watering an anthill with hot water.

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Jiang Shuzhou left Xiaohongshu after leaving several controversial topics.

A storm can be formed with just a few accounts, a few words, and some unwarranted insults.

People will naturally fight for their own truth, and in the end, they may even forget why they are fighting.

All that's left is pure combat.

It can only be said that Jiang Shuzhou has figured out how to use the internet.

The only hurdle to doing this kind of thing is the safety of one's parents, since it's very easy to attract unwanted attention, but Jiang Shuzhou isn't afraid.

Because his parents had passed away long ago, he was not eligible to be selected.

"Alas! How many innocent young men and women have argued endlessly because of me in the middle of the night! How many people have lost sleep because of me? I am truly a sinful person!"

Seeing that even at 11 p.m., a large number of people were still hurling insults at each other in the comments section of his post, and that the late hour couldn't dampen their enthusiasm for the battle, which only grew stronger, Jiang Shuzhou chuckled and went straight to sleep.

Hopefully you can reach a conclusion tomorrow. I'm going to sleep now, see you tomorrow.

This is such a wonderful life, family members.